The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-24

year In the State. An effort was also made TO
have the Indianapolis Democrats allow Presl-
dent Cleveland to shorten his stay here in order
to leuethsn his stop at Terre Haute. Senator
VOORHEES, and John E. Lamb went home on the
early evening train.
A DRUNKEN MANS RECKLESS FUN.
Mr. Michael Bowles has bsen ont o. the work
house just long enough to get comfortably full.
Last night he took possession of the sharty at
the l.. D. & S. crossing Of the Michigan road. and
also of the imm ediats vicinity. He amused him
self by placing his revolver against the features
OF such persons az appeared on the scene Word
was eept In and at 2 o'clock this morning SER
geants Lowe and Quiglsy started after him.
JOHNSON BUILDING LINE TO HAuGHvILLE.
The anxiety of Haughviile people for street
railway connection with the city is at length re-
lieved. for Colonel johnson has a large force of
men employed laying line of track to this
suburb The new line leaves the Insane Hos
psal track on West Washington street. at
l., D. & S. crossing. II follows Bloomington
street 20 the river. AMI the river road to Miehi-
gan street. where it will terminate for the pres
ent. 1t will be single track. The work is
being pushed rapidly, and the expectation is
that cars will be running on the new line within
two weeks
BADLY DIsFIGURED MAN.
Shortly after midnight Patrolmsn Slate and
Buscher noticed man with bloody face and
dazed appearance coming into the Union depot.
and he had ugly looking cash his head
they took him to the station house.. 1t was there
discovered that his left shoulder was badly dis
located. He was temporarily repaired, but still
denied knowing what hit him. His appearance
suggests that some one had dropped him out Of
a fifth story window. He says that his name
is Mike Carliss: that he lives near Brownsburg;
and that he works for John Cassidy, near Ty-
rome.
ACTING ON DoxEYs PROPOSITION
he corrnitfea rapreseptin0 the citizers Of tha
of the northeastern part of the city in the neeo-
tations with Major Doxey relative to the piping
of natural gas, held meeting yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. E. c. Atkins said that from information
he rad from a banker he was satisfied that
Major Doxey amply able to carry out his
proposed contract. A resolution adopted
authorizing the appointments of a COMMITTEES to
confer with Mr.. Doxey and have it understood
with him that gas is to be furnished by Jan. / to
the subscribers. and have him make the assign
ability OF the contract more specific. The com
mittee then adjourned subject to call of chair
man.
DEATH OF Mr. GEORGE LOWE
George Lowe, an old and highly-respected
citizen of Indianapolis, died at 1890 o'clock last
night. In 1916. at the age of twenty three, he
came to Indianapolis from Mercersberg. Pa He
has since that time been of the leading bust
ness men of the city, and has be-
come widely known outside the city as q carriage
manufacturer. at the beginning OF the war Mr.
Lowe entered the service quartermaster of
the Seventeenth Indiana, but within few
months he contracted an illness. from which he
has ever since been a sufferer. HIS last illness
was of some five years duration. and of a
complicated nature. For than two
years past Mr.. Lowe has given up bust
ness entirely, having been confined to his
house during nearly all that time. Mr. Lowe leaves
three children. a daughter, the wife of Mayor
Denny; a son. now residing at New Orleans,
and a at Cincinnati. The burial will be
from the late residence OF the deceased, No. 433
North Meridian street, on Sunday, Sept. 25 at
2 p. NJ.
REUNION OF THE NINTH CAVALRY
Between seventy. five and one hundred OF the
survivors of the Ninth Indiana Cavalry met in
the Criminal Court yesterday morning.
The principal object of the meeting was to form
a permanent organization. Two years ago an ef-
fort was made to unite the veterans in an associ-
alton but it proved unsuccessful The organiza-
ton was perfected yesterday by the election Of
the following officers:
President-EI Lilly, Indianapolis.
Vice-president-J. E. Herrey, Spiceland.
Secretary-John g. Hollis, Indianapolis.
1t was decided 10 hold a reunion next year in
thisl city, on Wednesday of fair week. There
was @ short session of the veterans after dinner.
at which Judge D. w. Comstock. of Richmond.
the historian of the regiment, read very inter-
esting paper on prison Life at Cahawba and
Enterprise, Miss The paper is one of series
the Judge is preparing covering the history Of
the regiment from the time il was organized un-
ill it mustered out The remainder of the
session was given up to renewing old acQuAint-